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If you are familiar with Mario, Hello Kitty, Pikachu, and Rilakkuma, then you can easily understand kawaii characters. In this class in New York City, we will explore Japanese contemporary drawing styles to create Japanese anime characters of our own vision and design. Students will also learn how to make manga (Japanese-style comic) and basic animation...

Here at The New York Sewing Center, our love of crafting and sewing began at a very young age, which is why we love to inspire the next generation of fashion designers with our Kids’ Sew class! This course is a great summer camp (5 day) program for young students to express their creativity & grow their love of sewing through fun seasonal projects...

In this class, kids will learn basic sketching skills. This includes being able to correctly draw sketch marks to form a shape instead of free-drawing, knowing how light a pencil should be held, and being able to finalize a sketch and convert it to a complete drawing. They will start with drawing basic 3-dimentional shapes and adding definition to...

Teen Focus on Painting is designed students Grade 6-12 to engage in art making through creative projects that stimulate imagination and help develop important artistic techniques and observational skills in a fun and progressive environment.  Students will explore painting techniques from underpainting and glazing to palette knife painting while...

Our inspiring fun art adventure for Toddlers offers a chance for your little one to get absorbed in the wonderful world of Art! Unlike other Toddler Classes, our one-hour engaging adventure offers budding artists the chance to explore a wide varied array of authentic artistic materials & learn professional techniques. Our adventure is both educational...

Learn how to paint a portrait of your beloved pet: dog, cat or Hamster! Or if you prefer to travel to faraway lands, choose your favorite endangered species like a Tiger or Elephant in a Wild Safari Kingdom in this cool beginner’s painting class. Capturing animals in action with their unique characteristics is an excellent way to learn the skill...

Get Inspiration from amazing artists like Picasso, Van Gogh, Andy Warhol or Jackson Pollack + more in this awesome exploratory class! Each week we showcase a modern artist and examine his or her techniques and styles and then learn how to employ these values and techniques into our very own full scale paintings! Tutors will demo a wide range of techniques...

Teen Focus on Manga allows students to develop skills across illustration, character design and storytelling while concentrating on traditional and contemporary Japanese Manga style. Students use illustration markers, Sakura pens, Kuretaka ink nibs and watercolors to create inspiring artworks that represent their unique artistic voice inspired...

Art Start is designed for pre-k students, ages 3-5, to experience art making through interactive projects in a hands-on environment that stimulates creativity and independence. Our young artists develop a higher level of critical thinking and problem solving skills through learning about elements of art making and art history. Diverse projects emphasize basic...

This class is a core digital program for kids that opens up the world of digital art making by exposing young artists to the tools, software and inspiration to make art on a virtual canvas.  Students develop their digital drawing skills by exploring layering, opacity, blending modes and other digital fundamentals using Sketchbook, Adobe Photoshop...

This class allows students to become well-rounded artists by shuffling drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media. Students engage in One River School’s innovative curriculum inspired by contemporary artists that stimulates their imagination and helps them develop essential technical skills in a fun classroom environment.

Kids Art Shuffle is our core art program for Grades 3-5 that allows students to become well-rounded artists by shuffling projects across drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media.  Students engage in One River School’s innovative curriculum inspired by contemporary artists that stimulates their imagination and helps them...

Students engage in art making through creative projects that stimulate imagination and help develop important artistic techniques in a fun classroom environment. Our project-based approach allows students to explore a variety of media and subject matter. Projects shuffle across drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media Classes...

Focus on Cartooning is designed for students in grades 3rd through 5th who want an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of cartooning and illustration through fun projects that stimulate their imagination. Students create original characters, dynamic narratives, and compelling storylines. Projects include comic strips, comic books,...

Originally founded October 15, 1921 by Arthur Cremin, the New York Schools of Music (now City Music Schools) was the realization of his dream to make quality music education available to everyone. Today we carry on that tradition with inexpensive private instruction on any musical instrument or voice. Important: Scheduling for private lessons is...